Man of Letters The Early Life and Love Letters of Robert Chambers

Robert Chambers, C. H Layman

Paperback (10 Jul 1990)

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Publisher's Synopsis

Shows the more sensitive side of Scottish businessman and scholar Robert Chambers. Weaving together his private letters and unpublished reminiscences, it describes his colourful early life in Peebles, his initial struggle in Edinburgh and his love affair with Anne Kirkwood.

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ISBN:	9780748601646
Publisher:	Edinburgh University Press
Imprint:	Edinburgh University Press
Pub date:	10 Jul 1990
DEWEY:	070.5092
DEWEY edition:	20
Number of pages:	196
Weight:	414g
Height:	216mm
Width:	138mm
Spine width:	19mm